The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-30
DISASTROUS BLAZE.
An Extensive Cooperage Shop To
tally Destroyed.
Harrow Escape OF n Railroad Bridge
Near By-A Rolling MIL
COllRpses.

0aet oil here, hre Df0Ke out la tnc ufy
kiln OF the Anchor Manufacturing
Company. The alarm was given just
o. the men were about to begin work,
and the fire. extinguisbiDg apparatus
was brought into immediate use. The
buildings were filed with shaving
and other inf lmmsble material used
in barrel making, and the flames
spread rapidly. An ex ra engine was
sent from this city, but nearly all the
buildings ave en- f!e, and 1t is probably
too late to save anything. The loss
will be Eom s25O,O0O to 100000, TIE
business tf the Anchor Manufacturing
Company is that Of mskiog the ono
stave barrel and kindred cooperags
and heading supplies. 1t is very Ok.
tensive establishment and employs
about 400 hands. About two months
ago the big New York sugar manu-.
factories Of Peter Hsvemeyer's Sons
secured control Of the stock Of the
company, and the works eince
have been making barrels for
that firm. They also had largo
contracts for furnishing barrels
for tome OF the Mime apolis Touring
mills. Four engines were sent from
this city, and they tried to save the
new boiler rooms and hoop mill.
which have jnst been completed al q
cost Of $4,000, end were opened for
the first time this morning. There
were between two and three million
feet Of lumber In the yard ready for
manufacture, q small portion Of which
may be saved. The following 10 the
cost OF buildings and contents: The
new kiln, $4,000; second kiln, $20,-
800; warehouse and contents, $25, 900;
old boiler room, 5000; mill proper,
the dimensions Of which were 20OX70
feet, nearly 3lO0.000; cooper shop,
$4,000; two vals, $4,000; heading
and slaves In the yard, S50,00o. The
hoop mill was ssved, but all the other
buildings were destroyed. Five Mich
igan Central box cars which were
standing on the switch were also
burned. The Michigan Central rails
were 90 twisted by tue heat that traffic
will be delayed for come time. All
trains on tho Lake Shore road were
held back all morning ON sccount OF
the smoke and heat. The fire had
burned out nj noon. The insurance
aggregates only f46 900 on the burned
buildings, risks being 90 great II was
almost impossible to obtain more.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DETROIT, Mica, Angus. 2}-The
works Of the Anchor Manufacturing
Company, located on the Rouge
river. eighty miles west OF this city,
were almost completely consumed
this morning. The men were Just
starting TO work when the flames burst
out In the new dry kiln, q large two.
story building, filed with inhamma-
BILE material. The FIRE quickly spread
10 another kiln, and then seized on
the warehouse, with i,s valuable con.
tents. There being nothing TO stop
the flames, they soon spread 10 the
boiler rooms. thence 10 the mill itself.
Immediately on the discovery Of the
ere the men tried the mill fire appa.
ratus, bat The Ore was not Affected by
IL. Help was called from Dstroit, but
IL cpme too late IN save the mill, al
though one building was saved. Be.
fore its arrival the cooper shops bed
caught, and the two watts quickly
followed. Piled In the yard cloee IA
these buildings were $4,000 worth oil
siaves, which burned like finder.
Within thirty minutee alter the
Gre was discovered the entire
mill was In flames The works are
situated within twenty feet Of the
Michigan Central tracks, and the
namee blew scrofs the track, prevent
ing trains from passing. Three times
the railroad bridge over the river was
on fire, but each time the himes were
sxtinsulshei with difficulty. A bis
sheet Of fame shot acrOee tho track
and caugnt five cars that were stand
ing on the siding. About fifty isef o.
tracS was twisted 60 AZ 10 prevent
traffic until new track 10 laid. A
valuable lot OF lumber for nee In Oh,
building a the new Michigan Centrl
bridge was destroyed. The two on
gines sout from this city devotaS
their energies 10 the new hoop mil
and boiler rooms aud succeeded II
saving them. The FIRE was burninI
until noon, aud during the mornioI
Lake Shore and Michigan Centra
trsios were unable 10 pass. The LAX
Shore has resumed business. and tn
other roads use the Like Shore track
Several theories ss 10 the cause Q
the ERE are given, but II In not pod
lively known how II caught. Tn
most probable theory 10 that II starte
by tponianeons combustion In the dr.
Kiln. The buildiugs burned, with Oh
loss on each, are ss follows. The ne,
kiln, $4,000; second kiln. $4,000
warehouse and contents, e2b, 900; oil
barrel rooms, proper dimensions {
which were 2l0x70 feet, nearly si0, 0VC
In the yards, $4,000. The compan
made ope.s'ave harrels, aud was orr,
iinally q local al IL, bat recently psass
into the control OF Peter Hayemeyer
Sons, Of New York, who used lars
portion Of the barrels.
-Four hundred and three hands ver
thrown ont Of employment. Thea
were employed at the work., but q
more we're employed In the company
Logging camps. The insurance
$4,000 Owing 10 the ind am nab
nature OF the buildings and materii
Il vas impossible 20 secure full II
sursnce On them. The works will
rebuilt Of once with brick.
EHsezsive Bridge works Barne'
CLHvELAsD. o., August 90 The e.
tensive bridge works Of Morse Bro
ct HsEeliop, a suburb Of youngstown
o.. were totally destroyed by Gro
an early hour yesterday NOR ming. II
fie started In the engine room az
spread very .rspldly. The city FIRE d
psrtment responded TO q call. but We
unable 10 do anything on account
detective apparatus. The works We
running night and day, employir
1000 men. All the machinery, too
and stock on hand we're deetroye
l. s.I 40 ann mn all